23 February 2012

argurotoxos: Emilie Autumn sitting on the floor (Emilie - floor | by betterthanlegos)
While finally finishing my closet cleaning, I found four old journals.

The first, a diary with a unicorn on the cover, dated from 1994-95 (I was around 8). All the entries were very short and direct; 'Today I did x.' And, sometimes, 'I liked X.'

The second journal covered from 1995 up to 1999. The early updates were very sporadic, but the mid-1998 entries became more regular. Reading it now, it's fairly boring; most of the entries are about what I did at school (especially tests and the scores I got) or church. It's strange looking at how much chuch influenced my life and somewhat awkward reading about it. My primary reaction is: 'Oh, younger self, you have no idea what the coming years are going to be like.'

I've often thought that if I could somehow travel back in time and meet my younger self (which I wouldn't want to do in the first place, but hypothetical), we wouldn't get along. Or at least there would be a large divide in our understanding and world view. The three commonalities I wrote about and still have are computer games, facepainting, and my love of reptiles. Those and chores, many of which I still do today.

(There is more I have in common with my past self, such as a love of reading and science-fiction, but I didn't write about it. It's also surprising to see some of the series I still enjoy mentioned. Star Trek, of course, but also Camelot and Jazz Jackrabbit 2.)

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